Pros - Beautifil artwork and graphics - Fun gameplay Cons - Highly repetitive - It costs a lot to level up the characters - No offline singleplayer game mode - No 2 player split screen offline couch multiplayer - Pointless game's story, It doesn't connect at all with the gameplay. At this current state I wouldn't recommend this game.
Next Up Hero
- Release Date:
- Jun 28, 2018
- Developer:
- Digital Continue
- Publisher:
- Digital Continue
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac
Game Tags
About This Game
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About the Game
Fight. Die. Win! (And probably die some more.)Next Up Hero is a Gauntlet-style dungeon crawler starring hand-drawn heroes that hack, slash, shoot, drum, boomerang, jet, and explode their way through Ventures. Choose your Hero (and/or invite a friend to co-op) and start rolling dungeons, gearing out, and maxing your stats against the vile monsters known as the Ceaseless Dirge.
- Defeated the bosses? Craft your own dungeon for the community
- Dungeon defeated? Do it on Insane!
- You did that? Then Min-Max your favorite character.
- Maxed all heroes? Tell us what you want next on
- You seriously did all that? Try it again with your favorite co-op partner.
Next Up Hero? So what? My backlog is full of dungeon crawlers!

Fancy yourself a game designer? Let’s see what you got. Craft a savage dungeon, and challenge the community to beat it. If they beat the dungeon, they get to keep a rare piece of loot. If they fail, the treasure is yours.

Death is so permanent in Next Up Hero that your “echo” remains for the next player to raise. People die a lot in Next Up Hero, so you can resurrect up to 20 AI followers!

It’s Hero vs. Dirge powered by Mixer Interactive. Spectators can control the echo army, helping the hero survive the flood, or buff the Dirge enemies, slowing and freezing the player.
Supported Gamepads
Microsoft® Xbox® 360 Controller for Windows® (Wired)Microsoft® Xbox® One Controller (Wired)
Microsoft® Xbox® One Elite Controller
SONY® PS4 DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller (Wired)
Logitech RumblePad™ 2
Logitech™ Dual Action™
Logitech™ Wireless Gamepad F710
Logitech™ Gamepad F310
Afterglow Wired Controller for Xbox 360
Rock Candy Controller for Xbox 360
Thrustmaster GPX Controller for Xbox 360
RAZER Sabertooth
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User Reviews
This game only good for 2 / 3 hours max. any other time you invest in is just the boring kind of grind. it seems the Developers themselves didn't play their own game. they probably just played it in Debug mode with everthing unlocked. and didn't even try to see how their game work from starter prospective. --- more detail You pick one of the heros and jump into randomly generated Map. each map contain set amount of levels. each level got random objective and parameter in order for you to progress and reach the next level. till you reach a crushingly overpower boss that it's remotly imposible for you to one shot. when you die the boss's HP doesn't reset. what motivation you got to continue playing ? from Developers point of view " you play to get better with heros" get better by controlling your hero better. Killing enemies drops tokens. each enemy type drops a unique token. u uses these tokens to unlock abilities. which are mostly passive stat boost like increase crit chance...
monotonous. boring. the online co-op tag's also generally deceptive. 2/10 would have rather bought 5 wendy's 4for4's.
At first I didn't get it, I thought it was an empty server - then I had to be told to complete the pre-game adventure - it's like an extended tutorial. once you pass a 4 level "venture" the game opens up and lets you create your own ventures, or select from a variety of different difficulty ventures created by real players - and you can summon their past dead characters to help in combat ^^ The game also features online-multiplayer, so you can play with a friend, too. I like the different chars,. it's got a very cute style to it. If you use a controller, I suggest you change the control scheme to the 2nd option, it's much more natural to dash with a shoulder button as opposed to clickling in the right analogue stick. So far, I like what i see. A nice game tied to a community goal, with online presence and future contests and whatnot. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1266719822 You do have to sign up to play the game, you are given the opportunity to do so in th...
Game is really nice but servers are empty. Why? You will find out when after approcimately one hour of gameplay you will reach "darkness" level. People claim that this mechanic is retarded and I fully agree. You can not see where you go and enemies. Where is the fun when you randomly die and even can not prevent it next time to happen? "Darkness" - ruined this game. I am lucky enough to claim my money back. Regards.
I wouldn't recommend this game in it's early state just because there is very little to do. There is only a few different levels and they are so hard that the point of the game is to do those same ones over and over. So if that is your thing and that is all you need then you will love this! To help you better understand it, The only levels you play are player created ones. So you can jump in to where they died and continue to play it until your dead. Or open/start your own and play it. The few characters they have are all amazing in theory when you are reading and going through them, but the issue is that the enemies hit so hard that you have a hard time getting close to them. And at least half of the characters are melee...Which sadly makes it kind of stupid to choose them. And on top of that there is no way to heal yourself at all. And how that works is when you die you can watch and heal the other person playing until you can jump in yourself. But this isn't available till level 4. ...
I really tried my best to keep on playing to see if it was just a rough first hour or so. I felt so bored playing every time I gave it a chance. It just feels like a port of a phone game to be honest. I really like the idea of seeing where others have failed and raising their echos to help you, but after the first couple of levels on any venture that people have made, there is no echos to help you or for you to use your ancients. Its just the same thing over and over. 3 different types of worlds you can pick for your venture, but all 3 worlds have the same monsters. The type of levels are cool. One can be you have to hunt an elite monster and the next level it can be watch out for falling rocks. I wouldn't recommend this game. Even for the 5 dollars I payed for it I wouldn't suggest buying it. Boring. Empty. Skip and go to the "Next up game" in this store pages "More Like This". You're more likely to find a dungeon crawler that feels decent.
Saw a streamer I know play this and it looked interesting enough for me to buy during the February Steam sale. Since then I've been unable to put this game down. Be warned, though, this is Early Access and it *shows*. Some of the menuing doesn't work as expected, you can sometimes get stuck on screens, not all the ventures show, you can easily go out of bounds on some characters, etc. There's also a variety of tuning issues, with the time trials requiring you to think with a speedrunner's mindset, the sky is falling levels filling your screen with rocks that on the edge of the level can be hard to see, don't be greedy levels that rob you of gaining precious prestige, and other things. So what's the real draw of this game, then? The ventures. It's almost impossible to complete even an easy venture with no deaths (my best is dying on the boss on level 10), and it's *designed* that way. The intent is for multiple people to work together to finish a venture. When you die, you leav...
First off my native language is not English so there will probably be typos! So far I have spent almost 10 hours in the game since getting it on early access release and I can say without a doubt I am having a blast. The game is pretty "simple" you start the game go into an arena, each arena will start with a task or a "debuffish" effect that will make your run harder. So far I have enountered: RPG Mode: Level up your character, ofc also eleminate enemies to progress to the next arena Elemination: Shouldn't require any explanation :P Bounty Hunt: Find a specific monster and kill it Darkness: You only have a visibilty which decrease when you use your characters secondary ability/attack. There are few more, but I am guessing you get the idea. During your game, people can join and watch you play. They then have the choice of going into your game, and helping you aka co-op or they can keep watching and grant you a heal, because you do NOT get any health drops during your run, the H...
One of those games where you die a lot, and then get a little better, and then die a lot. But this one with a happy peppy look and an arcadeish feel.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7, Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz) or AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6850 / NVIDIA GeForce 650 / Intel Iris Pro 5200
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1 GB VRAM; Windows 8 & 8.1 are unsupported
FAQ
How much does Next Up Hero cost?
Next Up Hero costs $19.99.
What are the system requirements for Next Up Hero?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz) or AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6850 / NVIDIA GeForce 650 / Intel Iris Pro 5200 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: 1 GB VRAM; Windows 8 & 8.1 are unsupported
What platforms is Next Up Hero available on?
Next Up Hero is available on Windows PC, macOS.
Is Next Up Hero worth buying?
Next Up Hero has 60% positive reviews from 68 players.
When was Next Up Hero released?
Next Up Hero was released on Jun 28, 2018.
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